Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-04-07
THE NEWS.

Frank James the ex-bandit, has gone
to Denison, Tex, to engage in business.
The Connecticut senate has passed the
ten hour labor law for women and
children.
A woman's body, taken from a cem-
etery at Tifin, O., was found to be
petrifed.
1t is estimased that there has been a
decrease of Sl2,000.o00 in the public
debt in March.
There is large strike of coal miners
and coke lshorers in the Deighborhood
of Latrobe, Pa.
There is a real estate hoom in Bow
ling Green. O.. owing to the large nat'
ural gas supply.
Alfred Smith, who killed his wife
and Mrs Louisa J. Wilson. at Cleveland.
has been sent up for lite.
A hailstorm at Ackw"rth. ID. d-mol-
ished two dwellings. the occupants
narrowly escaping de tn.
Fred Bane. II year old hoy, commit
ted suicide at Newark, D., by banging
himself with kitchen towel.
A bill providing for the settlement of
the undisputed state debt has passed
both houses OF the Arkansas legislature.
The members of the Interstate COM
merce Com omission held their FIRST meet.
Jag in Washington. Thursday, March 81.
Capitalists from Cincinnati and other
cities are investing in land in and about
Portland, Ind. Natural gas is the mag
net.
Christopher Helfrich, who was mar
ried to Maggie E Meersheimer at Day
ton, o., Monday, died of heart disease
next day.
1t is deemed certain that Governor
Hill will veto the high license bill for
New York and Brookly If the senate
passes it.
Ex-Lieutenant Governor T c Rsy>
nOlds, of Missouri. sucided in St. Louis
by throwing himself down an elevator
shaft, so feet.
Mr. John Wannamaker, of Philadelr
phia, carries 100000 insurance on his
life, J B Stetson, $685. 900 and Hamilton
Disston S5OO.OOO.
Mrs Charles T Watson, of New York.
bride OF three weeks, who was un the
train wrecked at Leetonia, o., is mys>
teriously missing.
The Chicago Anarchists have issued
manifesto reaffirming their old prin>
ciples and disclaiming association with
the trades unions
Pingree & Smiths shose factory, De-
trOit, burned. Loss S255 900. Seven
hundred and twenty five employees are
thrown out of work.
A L Lowe, member of the Mississippi
legislature, shot and killed Charles
Yaman at Beulsh, Miss. The trouble
was about loves wife.
Mayor Hewitt, of New York, says he
will use every endeavor to close the
dives in that city, and if he can not get
the law enforced, will resign the May
orally.
The carpenters of Chicago are deter
mined 10 enforce their demand for s
hours work and 35 cents per hour.
They intend TO begin the new schedule
on April 4.
The post Office department officials
are having prepared series of new
designs of embossed stamps for stamped
envelopes of the l, 2, 4 and cent de-
1t is stated that Senator Sherman has
refused $685. 900 for the Fipdlay prop
erty recently purchased for 10000, and
that he has made further investments
there of S56,000.
Six out of the eleven color-d persons
alleged to have been pnisoEed by
vOodoo doctor in BALD sin county. Ga .
have died and the remainder are not
to survive.
The chemists of the department of
agriculture at Washington hive been
food authorizations. The
report covering spices and condiments
shows general adulteTations.
Charles Fredericks made death-bed
confession at Scranton, Pa, of the MUIR
OF Jefferson Yohe, committed II years
ago. He implicated Michael HertZel, OF
Pa, who has been arrested.
An express Car on the West Shore
railroad was entered by robbers between
Utica and Clark's Mills. They shot
Messenger Lake. but not fatally. 1t is
not known if they secured any booty.
Benjamin Mobbs, of HazeD, Ark, was
hung up in his room and made to tell
where his money was. The -rsbbers got
away so quick they forgot to let him
down, and he was strangled to death.
The attorney general of the United
States gives his opinion on the matter of
free transportation of postal employees,
and says the Interstate commerce act
will not interfere with that privilege.
Judge Isaac H Maynard. of New York
second comptroller of the treasury. will
be appointed assistent secretary of the
treasury, to fill the vacancy caused by
the promotion of Mr. Fairchild to cab
met position.
Judge Noble. of Cleveland, refused to
grant an injunction to restrain election
judges from closing the polls at o'clock
p m. as provided in the registration law
He also refused to pass on the constitu
of the law.
The Pennsylvania company has issued
a circular for its passenger department
west of Pittsburg restoring passenger
rates to the regular tariff, and prohibits
ing all passes or reduced rates, except
mileage tickets, for advertising.
The will of the late Captain James b
Eads bequeaths to his wife and five
daughters equal portions upon all the
profits upon the payments to be made by
The U S government for maintaining the
etty channel at the mouth of the Mis-
'issippi.
The suit of the U S Government
against Gen R d Mussey, 10 recover
$4,000 alleged to be due from funds
ntrusted to him for recruiting troops,
las been decided in favor of the General
n :he supreme court of the District OF
Columbia.
The entire force of clerks. nearly 100
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